CSRF in Concrete Cms
CVE-2026-8428
Concrete CMS 9.5.0 and below emits a CSRF token in the local_available_update.php view ($token->output('do_update')) but the corresponding do_update() method in concrete/controllers/single_page/dashboard/system/update/update.php never calls $this->token->validate('do_update'). The form is rendered as a POST form, meaning the token reaches the browser, but because the controller discards it without verification, an attacker can craft a cross-site POST that triggers a core CMS update to an attacker-specified version string. In order to be vulnerable, theictim must be passing canUpgrade()anda valid update version must be present under DIR_CORE_UPDATES. The Concrete CMS security team gave this vulnerability a CVSS v.4.0 score of 7.5 with vector CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N. Thanks https://github.com/maru1009 for reporting.
Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)
EPSS: 0.001 (3.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Concrete Cms — versions 5.0
- Concretecms Concrete_cms
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- ff5b8ace-8b95-4078-9743-eac1ca5451de (release-notes, Release Notes)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-8428?
- CVE-2026-8428 is a high-severity vulnerability in Concrete Cms, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2026-05-21.
- How severe is CVE-2026-8428?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.